Hi, I have a Dell Latitude D630. I bought it new 4 years ago. I use it for audio production, but the power supply wasn't grounded so I had a ground loop hum, so earlier this year, I switched from the factory power supply to a generic one that's designed to work with my model.
I noticed at some point that my battery stopped charging. I don't think this was immediately after switching, although it could have been and I just didn't notice. I never run my laptop on the battery alone; I always use a power supply.
Now I'm getting a blinking orange battery light and the laptop doesn't see a battery as even being present. This makes me think my battery is shot.
Here's my question: how do I determine whether this is a power supply issue, a battery issue, or something else? Everything else seems to be running fine on my laptop. However, I'm worried that I have some motherboard problem and my computer's just going to break down. I don't have the original power supply for this machine anymore. I know that laptop batteries eventually lose their charge, so even though I rarely run on battery power, it's possible the battery has just died after 4 years. What should I do?
Some other background information:
Before I purchased a generic, grounded power supply, I was using an old one that came with an older Dell laptop. This one was clearly damaged; the wires around the brick were starting to frey. This other power supply didn't charge my battery, but it also gave me a warning on boot that the voltage was wrong or the supply was damaged. Since I bought a generic power supply, I've never gotten that error
Thank you.
I noticed at some point that my battery stopped charging. I don't think this was immediately after switching, although it could have been and I just didn't notice. I never run my laptop on the battery alone; I always use a power supply.
Now I'm getting a blinking orange battery light and the laptop doesn't see a battery as even being present. This makes me think my battery is shot.
Here's my question: how do I determine whether this is a power supply issue, a battery issue, or something else? Everything else seems to be running fine on my laptop. However, I'm worried that I have some motherboard problem and my computer's just going to break down. I don't have the original power supply for this machine anymore. I know that laptop batteries eventually lose their charge, so even though I rarely run on battery power, it's possible the battery has just died after 4 years. What should I do?
Some other background information:
Before I purchased a generic, grounded power supply, I was using an old one that came with an older Dell laptop. This one was clearly damaged; the wires around the brick were starting to frey. This other power supply didn't charge my battery, but it also gave me a warning on boot that the voltage was wrong or the supply was damaged. Since I bought a generic power supply, I've never gotten that error
Thank you.